Chapter 578： aftermath of the rebellion three

Stanford stepped onto the ground in Port Foland via the gangplank.

Ah, he returned to his parents safely again, he turned to look at the boat, and a group of people on the boat were excitedly looking at the city of Fulan Port.

He waved to the boat, "Brothers, we are home!"

"Oh!" "Long live!" A burst of cheers broke out from the boat.

With the support of the lord, Earl Paul Greman, Stanford led his old troops and newly supplemented team members, carrying sufficient food and fresh water, and sailed northward again. This time, the size of the fleet doubled compared to the previous one. , there are a total of six three-masted sailing ships.

In addition to the necessary supplies, they also carried a large amount of goods to trade with the indigenous tribes along the way. Whether they could make a profit was secondary, and it was mainly used to cultivate friendship with the local people.

They visited the stag tribe in the far north again, and were pleasantly surprised to find that the members of the first exploration team who stayed here to recuperate when they arrived here last time were still living in good health.

When they arrived at the Bucks Tribe, the winter was not over yet, and Stanford’s fleet had a lot of supplies for the winter. The natives of the Bucks Tribe greeted them happily, and the briquettes, stoves, cotton coats, and canned food were very popular among the locals. welcome.

After exploring the surroundings, Stanford returned with the first group of members who had been away from home for a long time. Of course, there were still a group of members who stayed to learn and study the language and customs of the local aborigines.

The expedition team returned to Fulan Port loaded with valuable medicinal materials and animal skins. After arranging someone to guard the ship, Stanford announced his vacation, and most of them hurried home, especially those first batch of exploration team members who did not come back last time. There are also a small number of people who went to the city to spend time and drink.

And Stanford set off to Lake Town to report on this trip, and he had some important things to tell Earl Graman face to face.

"Hey, isn't this our Captain Stanford?"

On the way, Stanford, who was riding a horse, met an old friend of his, Greeter. He was a businessman who spent many years at sea. When Stanford was a merchant captain, he had cooperated with him many times. .

"Glitt, I really didn't expect to meet you here."

"This must be the guidance of the Lord of Light. Didn't you go to explore the north again? Is this your return?"

"Yes, I just came back, how about you?"

"Go to Lake Town to discuss a business. Tell me about your adventures!"

The two walked together and chatted happily all the way. When they heard Stanford say that there are countless precious products in the wild land north of the Rocky Mountains, and that the expedition team came back full of medicinal materials and furs, as a businessman Gretel's eyes glowed.

"Stanford, my good man, let me know when you set off next time, I will definitely build a big ship to follow you to make a fortune."

"Haha, if our lord allows it. Oh yes... Greeter, I want to ask you something."

"Are there any pirates going on recently?"

Gretel was at a loss, rubbed his head and said, "No, why do you ask that? Pirates have been extinct for several years."

Stanford said suspiciously: "I just met a team of prisoners being escorted. It was really a team. The team lined up for a long distance. If it wasn't a large-scale gang crime, how could this scene happen?"

"Oh, that's what you said!" Greet rubbed his nose and guessed the minute, "I guess they are traitors from those villages in the north. It seems that the new labor camp has been repaired and moved them to There."

"Treason...traitor...traitor to the people?" Stanford was taken aback by Gretel's words.

Gretel glanced at him, "What? Don't you know?"

"After I got off the ship, I didn't stay in Fulan Port for long before I came out."

"Then let me tell you. Not long ago, a rebellion broke out in Arda against Earl Graman. Several villages in the north, headed by Babor, lured Lord Graman to They went there, and then almost... In short, the situation is very dangerous, and even Huxin Town has echoed the rebellion. Fortunately, the rebellion was finally put down."

Stanford asked worriedly, "Is Master Graham all right?"

Gretel waved his hand and replied: "Our lord must be blessed by the gods, and nothing happened. Of course, although nothing happened at the time, he must have lost his temper afterwards. Let me tell you..." He looked around and saw no one. , continued in a low voice: "Although the Earl has a reputation for benevolence on weekdays, he is really merciless towards traitors. Alas, that scene, the village suspected of rebellion, especially the village of Babor, was almost wiped out by the entire village. The village was seized."

"Not only that, because all the gentry and landlords who participated in the rebellion this time, in short, only those big families that have been entrenched in the countryside for generations. Mr. Graman even hated those landlords who did not participate in the rebellion. Earl Deprivation the status and powers of tax contractors for all of them, and legislate against them from imposing private penalties—you know this kind of thing used to be common in the country."

"And they also sent people to check the debts in the countryside one by one, and burned them as long as they felt unreasonable. I remember that I was a guest at a friend's house in the countryside. My friend's house also had a lot of land, and they usually put it away. Get a loan. At that time, someone from the town came to check the accountsUh...he had a lot of accounts with relatively high interest rates, and then they were burned down. My friend's wife was in front of the lord's subordinates Crying and screaming in front of people, rolling in the yard, and jumping into the fire. But what's the use? Finally, my friend dragged his wife out of the fire and gave her two slaps , and took them into the house."

"Isn't... the lord afraid of stirring up another rebellion?"

"Rebellion? Oh my God, who would dare!" Grit opened his mouth wide, "You don't know, during that time, all the demobilized soldiers were recalled to the army, Arda, Bairdin, Em Everyone is on high alert, who would offend a furious lion who looks suspicious to everyone at this time?"

After understanding the general situation of the matter, Stanford shook his head, "I didn't expect the impact to be so big."

"Hey, I'm actually quite happy to see this situation, and my friends who run factories... Ahhh, I'm not talking about the rebellion itself, but the measures taken by the lord afterwards."

"How to say?"

"Because under the lord's order, those landlords can no longer imprison the mud-legged people in the countryside, and many people from the countryside have started to work in the city."